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Economic Indicators Released Overnight
In the US higher industrial production and housing starts pushed equities lower. Maybe import prices contributed to the move too, but equities now in the mood where good news is bad news and bad news is bad news.
In Canada the strong wage inflation finally pushing into CPI pretty much confirms last rate cut will now keep the BoC on hold for now.
BoJ and FED today so markets will be quiet until we hear.
World Equities
Trump is considering recognising Ukraine's Crimea as part of Russia, Semafor reports [Reuters]
UK and EU Advance Talks on Seizing Frozen Russian Assets [Bloomberg]
Indonesian stocks tumble 4% on concerns over economy [FT]
Iran tells UN: Trump's remarks are 'reckless and provocative' [Reuters]
BTC is in the middle of a tug of war between institutional buying and selling pressure from US equity markets. ETF outflows seem to have been continual for the last few weeks. Some pundits giving up on a new 4 year cycle high now.
BITCOIN / USD Daily
Gold approaching the top of the uptrend channel, with Silver stalling. Next move may start this afternoon with the FED.
GOLD / USD Daily
The USD seems to be forming a bear flag in the DXY.
DXY Daily
The mood seems to have changed in China after all of the stimulus and importantly the housing market looks like it's bottoming.
HANG SENG Daily
Chinese 10 year yields moving back towards 2% reflects perception that stimulus is finally working and a reallocation into equities.
China 10 Year Government Bond Yield Daily